The active ingredients commonly used in treated wood are alkaline copper quaternary acq copper azole ca or micronized copper azole mca.
Painting copper azole treated wood.
Certain chemicals such as the water repellent ca c copper azole type c also makes the wood suitable for ground contact even in marine environments.
Pressure treated wood has gone through a process that uses high pressure to force a solution of water and preservative agents deep into the lumber to help extend its useful lifespan.
This wood preservative is ideal for use on end cuts of pressure treated lumber that come into contact with water or soil.
Characteristics of the micronized copper preservative.
You probably know that wood swells when it gets wet and shrinks when it dries.
Ca is a water based preservative that can be cleaned and painted.
Cca treated wood remains the best choice for marine piling seawalls and other applications exposed to salt對water organisms 爀屲break apart.
Similar to cca treated and untreated wood.
Paints need to be acrylic based latex exterior use for cca treated wood exterior or interior use for acq treated wood.
Micronized copper azole penetrates into and remains in pressure treated wood for a long time.
Pressure treated lumber has been treated with chemical preservatives to help prevent rot and insect damage.
Copper azole treatments contain copper boric acid and tebuconazole type b does not contain boric acid.
Protects outdoor wood surfaces against mold mildew rot protects outdoor wood surfaces against mold mildew rot fungi and termites with the copper green brown 14 fl.
Copper azole and alkaline copper quaternary treatments both contain a fungicide.
However some preservative may migrate from the pressure treated wood into surrounding soil over time and there may be incidental contact with skin during construction or use.
Follow the safe practices listed below when working with pressure treated wood.
The copper deters insects and the fungicide prevents soil rotting the lumber.
Sealing painting and staining pressure treated wood a project s not really done until it s finished.
However it is not approved at this time for s ൡltwater immersion.
Note that while priming and painting pressure treated wood may be easiest with a paint sprayer opt for a brush or use both in combination if the job entails detail work.
Copper azole treated wood is suitable for a broad range of common applications.
Consumers have fallen in love with the lighter more natural appearance of micronized copper treated products as well as their improved painting and staining capabilities.